Neworld Sector
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| No. of Worlds | 293 | ||||||||||||||||
| Population | 304,394 million | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Control | Solomani - 73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Control | Non-Aligned - 24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tertiary Control | Dienbach - 3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Domain | Solomani Sphere Balkanized Space | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Ionia (world) | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross Sector Product | BCr1,841,208 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trade Volume | BCr4,578 | ||||||||||||||||
| Imperial Coordinate | +1 / -4 | ||||||||||||||||
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Neworld Sector (Imperial coordinates 1/-4) is located Rimward of Alpha Crucis and Trailing of Aldebaran.
- Neworld consists of sparsely settled frontier mixed with a few very old Terran settlements and lost colonies that have created their own pocket states that are only partly integrated into the Solomani Confederation.
Description (Specifications)
No information yet available.
Stellar Distribution
A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Neworld Sector.
- The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
- The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).
Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
- Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
- Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the sector and far beyond.
Rift Regions
Neworld Sector has multiple well defined rift regions and also contains a number of minor voids that are too small to qualify as a true rift. These various areas of lower stellar density serve to hamper travel and restrict commerce within its boundaries.
- Jump-2 and Jump-3 corridors of stars, the arteries of interstellar trade connecting the various clusters, snake between their empty expanses.
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(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).
Named rift regions include:
- Bautzen Void
- Corundel Rift
- Delos Void
- Despin Rift
- Eridani Void
- Fortuna Rift
- Eridani Waste
- Finger of Cythera
- Gulf of Asphodel
- Hesperian Void
- Jerico Expanse
- Kostov Void
- Oppenheimer Expanse
- Quatuor Rift
Nature of Rifts
Locally at least, a rift is an astrographic concept based purely on Jump Drive performance.
Rift regions generally relate to regular commercial traffic and the way it travels between destinations. Merchant vessels with jump-4 drives or better are fairly rare because of the higher costs involved in operating the vessel, the lower revenue generated by the reduced cargo space due to the need for large fuel tanks, and the relative paucity of technologically advanced maintenance facilities within the region. As a result, the vast majority of merchant vessels are capable of jump-3 or less.
- Large areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.
- The nature and borders of a rift may be determined by other criteria in different regions.
In order to qualify as a rift, the region must have ten or more contiguous hexes. Many areas have minor void regions that are too small to qualify as a true rift, but are still significant enough to seriously hamper and channel interstellar travel.
Military vessels and specialist ships such as couriers are often only marginally affected by the presence of smaller rifts. Larger rift regions have a greater significance, requiring lengthy detours or complex refueling operations or creating bottlenecks that even the longest range vessels are forced to travel through.
- Large rifts within the region form a key part of Confederation defense strategies, serving to channel prospective attackers towards defensive "hardpoints".
Economic Astrography
The following commercial and economic data regarding the sector is available:
Corporations
Corporations and organizations active within the sector include:
- Confederation Heavy Industries (CHI) LLC, a corporation with interests in heavy engineering and starship manufacture active throughout the trailing half of the Confederation.
- ConTech, a corporation specializing in life sciences, particularly large-scale bio-terraforming projects, medicine, and cloning.
- Guardian Military Systems, a large corporation involved in defense and armaments manufacture, with its core area of operations within Aldebaran sector.
- Lamarck Minerals, a corporation with a relatively small core area of operations in the Solomani Rim, but with growing interests in resource extraction and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
- Orion Metallurgy Corporation (OMC), engaged in resource exploration, extraction, and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
- Panstellar, a major transport and logistics corporation.
- Probable Technologies, a scientific research organization involved with academia and heavy industry. It works extensively with the Confederation military.
- Rising Phoenix News Service (RPNS), the premier news and media organization within the Solomani Sphere. It has a strong pro-Confederation bias.
- Solomani Shipping, a major transport and logistics corporation.
- Star Patterns Trading, a Hiver corporation involved in transport and logistics. It maintains good relations with both the Solomani Confederation and the Imperium.
- Transstar, a Solomani megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its logo.
- ZeeCorp, a corporation with interests in manufacturing active throughout the Solomani Confederation. It is a major producer of robots.
Other Astrographic Features
- Astrographic Phenomena
- Pleiades Cluster (star cluster)
- Balkanized Space
- Solomani Sphere
Mains Clusters & Traces
High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the clusters and traces of the sector, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds.
Importance
A chart is provided showing importance as green circles centered on a world, with larger circles indicating greater importance and overlapping circles giving an overview of a region's economic significance. While importance is largely a measure of raw economic power, other influencing factors include starport quality, political significance, a high planetary habitability rating, or even the local culture.
Importance also gives a good indication of the sphere of influence that individual worlds exert.
Mains
A main is an astrographic term for groups of 50 or more systems, all of which are accessible using jump-1-capable starships.
Mains are highlighted in green.
- No Mains lie within the sector.
Clusters
A cluster is an astrographic term for groups of between 10 and 50 systems, all of which are accessible using jump-1-capable starships.
Clusters are highlighted in tan.
- Balboa-Coronel Cluster
- Belicheki Cluster
- Borethane Cluster
- Elton Cluster
- Franklin Cluster
- Seguranca Cluster
Traces
A trace is an astrographic term for groups of between 5 and 10 systems, all of which are accessible using jump-1-capable starships.
Traces are highlighted in brown.
- Coilin Trace
- Dienbach Cluster
- Freeman Seven
- Harmonious Group
- Holmberg Trace
- Kostov Cluster
- Obverse Group
- Petrov Trace
- Shepherd Trace
- Sophian Trace
- Vodamir Trace
- Zera Cluster
Jump Bridges
Jump Bridges are locations within empty hexes that contain caches of fuel and supplies. They allow lower jump rating vessels to bridge gaps between distant worlds by providing a halfway point. The hexes they lie within are vast, and without exact coordinates to jump to within it a vessel could end up with empty tanks in empty wilderness, perhaps as much as a light-year away from any hope of rescue. Where they do exist, Jump Bridges are heavily guarded and access is not generally granted to those without the correct credentials.
- No commercial jump bridges currently exist within the sector.
- It has long been rumored that the Confederation may maintain covert jump bridge facilities, but no reliable proof of this has ever been provided.
Other Astrographic Features
- Astrographic Phenomena
- Pleiades Cluster (star cluster)
- Balkanized Space
- Solomani Sphere
Worlds, Systems & Sectors (Political Astrography)
No information yet available.
Capitals
The various polity and regional capitals found within the sector include:
- The capital of the Demos of Nobles is at Ionia (Neworld 1138).
World Listing
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds lying within Neworld Sector is available.
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.
- Verified updated data is constantly sought.
Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)
Polity Listing
The following polities can be found within this sector:
Major Powers
- Solomani Confederation (human powers):
Independent Powers (Pocket Empires)
Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
- Non-Aligned, Human-dominated.
- Non-Aligned, Unclaimed (uninhabited worlds).
Historical Powers
- Terran Confederation (-2400 to -2204). Controlling all eight coreward subsectors completely or in part for around two centuries.
- Rule of Man (-2204 to -1776). Controlling all eight coreward subsectors completely or in part for nearly six centuries.
- Terran Mercantile Community (-1862 to -1110). Active across the sector for almost seven centuries. While it was non-governmental in principle, it actively claimed and exploited vast regions of space, though most of the territory it controlled was barren wilderness.
- Third Imperium (588 to 871). The Imperium claimed the former territories of the Terran Mercantile Community in 588 and directly controlled them until it devolved its authority to the Solomani Autonomous Region in 704, though it retained titular authority until 871. The Mercantile Community had ceased to exist about 1,600 years before and few of the worlds that came under Imperial dominion had any tangible link to it.
- Solomani Autonomous Region (704 to 940).
Polity Descriptions
- Allegiance Code: Dg / DiGr: Dienbach Grüpen.
- Allegiance Code: Dn / DeNo: Demos of Nobles.
- Allegiance Code: Kv / SoKv Solomani Confederation, Kostov Confederate Republic.
- Allegiance Code: Na / NaHu Non-Aligned, Human-dominated.
- Allegiance Code: Na / NaXX Non-Aligned, Unclaimed.
- Allegiance Code: So / SoCf Solomani Confederation.
- Allegiance Code: So / SoRz Solomani Confederation, Restricted Zone"
- Allegiance Code: Wd / WiDe Winston Democracy.
Polity Data
The Kostov Confederate Republic is a noteworthy Confederation member-state located in Neworld.
- The world of Oppenheimer in subsector O is notable as the cradle of a prominent Solomani religion, the Apostles of Clarke's Law.
The political balance of the sector consists of individual Non-Aligned systems and at least three independent interstellar polities:
- The Winston Democracy, which has two systems in Theta Eridani subsector,
- The Demos of Nobles, which has two systems in Fortuna subsector,
- The Dienbach Grüpen, which has eight systems in Oppenheimer and Dienbach Subsectors.
History & Background (Dossier)
Neworld, along with Aldebaran and Canopus sectors are collectively known as the Solomani Confederation’s rimward frontier.
- Because the Solomani Confederation's rimward border requires significantly less resources to defend than the Coreward border, the Neworld Sector Fleet is notably weaker than other sector fleets, even though it is also responsible for defense of Solomani worlds in Langere Sector.
Native Sophonts: 1105
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this area:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- None
- Non-Human Races
- Tadonga
- Xabulamanti
- Unidentified minor race
Demographics: 1105
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- Non-Human Races
- Tadonga
- Xabulamanti
- Unidentified minor race
Indigenic Notes
Notes: The population is 90% pure Solomani; the rest are mainly primitive indigenous races and genetic uplifts such as dolphins.
Faith and Belief
Religions with influence in this sector include the following:
Toponyms: 1105
This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:
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| Third Imperium | Neworld | Third Imperium |
| Aslan | Neworld | Aslan Hierate |
| Droyne | Unknown | Droyne Oytrip Yatroy |
| Hiver | Neworld | Hive Federation |
| K'kree | Unknown | Two Thousand Worlds |
| Solomani | Neworld | Solomani Confederation |
| Vargr | Neworld | Vargr Extents |
| Vilani | Ukan | Third Imperium |
| Zhodani | Neworld | Zhodani Consulate |
- This sector was known as Ukan Sector during the First Imperium.
Linguistic Topography: 1105
The following languages are among the most commonly used within this astrographic region:
History-Era: Milieu 1100
At least five Terran settlements had been established in Neworld by -2204, all far outside the borders of the Terran Confederation. Two were located in subsector J, two in subsector K, and one in subsector L.
Major Historical Events Timeline: 1105
These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this sector:
- No information yet available.
- (990-1002): Solomani Rim War
Sector Summary: 1105
The Neworld sector has 293 worlds with an estimated combined population of 379 billion, a per capita income of Cr6,157, and a total economy of BCr2,333,570. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr20,561 through 220 starports (57 Class A, 62 Class B, 70 Class C, 31 Class D) employing 3,174,520 people. Driving this interstellar trade are 22 Agricultural (Ag) worlds, 16 Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, 22 Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, 18 Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, 19 Rich (Ri) worlds, and seven Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Neworld maintain 35 Military bases and 34 Naval bases. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 4 and 12). The highest technology level is 14 at Reverie (Neworld 0703), Kostov (Neworld 0910), Ling (Neworld 1303), Mulciber (Neworld 1409), Burgoyne (Neworld 0115), and Borethane (Neworld 0411).
The Neworld sector contains 429 stars and 3,178 identified planets; 169 monostellar systems, 114 binary systems, eight trinary systems, and two systems with four or more stars. 252 of the 293 systems (86%) have native gas giants. There are seven Asteroid (As) belts, nine Desert (De) worlds, 23 Garden (Ga) worlds, seven Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, 21 Poor (Po) worlds, 53 Vacuum (Va) worlds, and 11 Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.
Neworld has an estimated population of 379 billion distributed across 43 High population (Hi) worlds, 25 Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 79 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, 93 Low population (Lo) worlds, and 31 Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Coronal (Neworld 0403), Cythera (Neworld 1137), Verill (Neworld 1637), Broucken (Neworld 2832), Riding (Neworld 1520), and Zelazny (Neworld 1911). The population consists primarily of 7 sophont groups including three native sophonts.
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Polities
Solomani Confederation
The Solomani Confederation has jurisdiction over 164 worlds in the sector with an estimated combined population of 220 billion, a per capita income of Cr6,798, and a total economy of BCr1,495,771. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr19,118 through 139 starports (40 Class A, 41 Class B, 38 Class C, 20 Class D) employing 2,927,930 people. Driving this interstellar trade are 17 Agricultural (Ag) worlds, 12 Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, nine Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, ten Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, 12 Rich (Ri) worlds, and four Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in the Solomani Confederation maintain 23 Military bases and 22 Naval bases within the sector. The average technology level is 9 (with most between 6 and 12). The highest technology level is 14 at Reverie (Neworld 0703), Kostov (Neworld 0910), Ling (Neworld 1303), Mulciber (Neworld 1409), Burgoyne (Neworld 0115), and Borethane (Neworld 0411).
The Solomani Confederation has an estimated population of 220 billion within the sector, distributed across 25 High population (Hi) worlds, 13 Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 51 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, 50 Low population (Lo) worlds, and ten Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Coronal (Neworld 0403), Riding (Neworld 1520), Zelazny (Neworld 1911), Dulcet (Neworld 2921), Kostov (Neworld 0910), and Borethane (Neworld 0411). The population consists primarily of 7 sophont groups including three native sophonts.
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Non-Aligned, Human-dominated
There are 98 Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Neworld with an estimated combined population of 80 billion.
Non-Aligned, unclaimed
There are 19 Non-Aligned unclaimed worlds in Neworld with an estimated combined population of less than 1 million.
Dienbach Grüpen
The Dienbach Grüpen has jurisdiction over eight worlds with an estimated population of 43 billion, a per capita income of Cr6,432, and a total economy is BCr276,585. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr239 through 7 starports (1 Class A, 3 Class B, 3 Class C, 0 Class D) employing 28,555 people. Driving this interstellar trade are no Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Dienbach Grüpen maintain one Naval base, and one Military base. The average technology level is 9 (with most between 5 and 13). The highest technology level is 14 at Amersee (Neworld 3134).
The Dienbach Grüpen has an estimated population of 43 billion distributed across three High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, two Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, two Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Broucken (Neworld 2832). The population consists of 1 sophont groups.
Winston Democracy
The Winston Democracy has jurisdiction over two worlds in the sector with an estimated combined population of 5 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,204, and a total economy of BCr16,023. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr0 through 1 starports (0 Class A, 0 Class B, 0 Class C, 1 Class D) employing 35 people. Driving this interstellar trade are no Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and one Industrial (In) world.
The Winston Democracy has an estimated population of 5 billion within the sector, distributed across one High population (Hi) world, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, no Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, no Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Cathedral (Neworld 0140). The population consists primarily of 1 sophont group.
Demos of Nobles
The Demos of Nobles has jurisdiction over two worlds with an estimated combined population of 30 billion, a per capita income of Cr5,871, and a total economy of BCr176,737. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr218 through 2 starports (2 Class A, 0 Class B, 0 Class C, 0 Class D) employing 83,080 people. Driving this interstellar trade are no Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, one Pre-Agricultural (Pa) world, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, one Rich (Ri) world, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in the Demos of Nobles maintain one Naval base and one Military base.
The Demos of Nobles has an estimated population of 30 billion distributed across one High population (Hi) world, one Moderate population (Ph) world, no Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, no Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Cythera (Neworld 1137). The population consists of 1 sophont group.
- The capital of the Demos of Nobles is Ionia (Neworld 1138).
Subsector Listing: 1105
The following subsectors can be found within this sector:
- Subsector A: Splendour Subsector
- Subsector B: Kostov Subsector
- Subsector C: Corundel Subsector
- Subsector D: Theta Eridani Subsector
- Subsector E: Borethane Subsector
- Subsector F: Gamma Leonis Subsector
- Subsector G: Zeta Hydrae Subsector
- Subsector H: Mazu Subsector (formerly Fortuna Subsector)
- Subsector I: Asphodel Subsector
- Subsector J: Delos Subsector
- Subsector K: Farallon Subsector
- Subsector L: Bautzen Subsector
- Subsector M: Quatuor Subsector
- Subsector N: Ionia Subsector
- Subsector O: Oppenheimer Subsector
- Subsector P: Dienbach Subsector
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